Wind-motor



1. G. GRACEY. WIND MOTOR.

APPLICAIION FILED NOV. 8, 1919. 1,352,952. Patentedept. 14,1920.

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1v. GI. GRACEY. WIND MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 8 19,19-

Patented Sept. 14,1920.

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JAMES Gr. GRACEY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH T0 EMANUELLONGLVIEYEB, 0F ST. LOUIS, 'MISSOURL f I f WIND-Moron.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Application inea November s, 1919. p serial no. 336,665.

To au whom it may Concern.'

Be it known that l, JAMES Gr. Grecav, a citizen of the United States,and resident of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in find-Motors, of which the following is aspecification.

T his invention relates to improvements in a wind motor and has for itsobject a central pivotally mounted sta on which is axially mounted aplurality of cross arms to which is attached balance vanes against whichthe winds contact for placing the motor in rotation.v

A further object of my invention is to construct a motor having aplurality of balance vanes so arranged that when one of the vanes isplaced in operation by the aircurrents the opposite vane isautomatically placed on approximately a horizontal plane therebyfeathering the' air so as to avoid counter action to the movement of themotor, these vanes being supported on shafts axially mounted in a centerpivotal stand# The invention is especially adaptable for ornamental andadvertising urposes. The

vanes may be constructed of ags or banners'A or may consist of metallicsheets on which may be painted or otherwise imprinted someadvertisement. n

The device is adaptable to be made of small construction so as to beplaced on the radiator cap of an automobile so that during the movementof the machine the motor is placed in operation and in such event thevanes may be of flags and the weights by which the vanes are balancedmay be of some ornamental design such as an eagle or the like and on thetop of the pivotal support may be likewise some ornamented device orinsignia which may be found most appropriate and adaptable.

Figure 1, is a side view of my invention.

be rolled up when it is desired thaty the motor should not operate.

F 1g. 6, is a detail cross sectional View of one of the vane framesshowing its structure.

ln the general construction of my invention and in referring to thedrawings in detail 7 indicates a center post which is preferably ofhollow construction. The same is connected to the base block 8 andprojecting from the block is a pivot staff 9 which staff may besupported in any desirable manner to the device on which the motor iscarried and is so arranged as to permit the mechanism to rotate. l

'On the top of the post 7 isplaced a head 10 which may be of anyornamental design, and in the top of the head may be supported astaff ofan ornamented flag. l 'I The center post 7 likewise acts asz a bearingblocl; for the. support of rods 11 and 12 and said rods are held fromside shifting by means of a collar block 13 placed over the shaft andlocated on the vinside of the post. The rods '11 and 12 are connected toblocks 18 which act as a support for the vanes 141 and to theoppositeside of the block is ate tached a short rod 15 provided with anornamental end piece 16. and 12 and theshort rods 15 are placed tubes 17which likewise yassist inl preventing thevanes from side shifting O11the rods. yTo

the blocks 13v are attachedthevanes which weight, and whichis of aweight suiicient to properly counter balance the weight of the frame andthe body portion 22 fastened within the frame; so that during therotation of the motor when one of the vanes is placed approximately invertical position by the air currents the opposite is automaticallyPatented Sept. 14, 1920.

Over the rods 11v turned to approximately a horizontal ori featheringposition thus relieving as much friction as possible and therebypermitting the motor tomove quite rapidly.

The body portion 22 may be in the form of a fabric such as a flag asthat shown in Fig. 1, or it may be of a plain piece of material on whichmay be imprinted some advertising matter, or it may be a strip or sheetof metal. This material is governed Y entirely upon the purpose on whichthe motor is to be used.

The vanes by means of their supporting bolts 19 Will permit the same tobe turned edgewise to the Wind. The attaching' vanes acting as a swivel,this'action is necessary whenever it is desired to stop the motor orplace it out of operation in other Words, the vanes may be turned byhand placing the same in the position at right angles to its operativeposition.

On the base portion 8 is attached a plurality of projecting` arms 23which are in a vertical as Well as horizontal alinement with the motorrods and these arms act as a stop for the vertical movement of the vanesso that in the event of a severe gale the vanes would not be placed in acircular movement on its Own axis. However, these arms are not necessarybecause the ordinary tendency.

is that when the Wind is operating against one of the vanes the otherholds it vertically onaccount of its feathering position and by means ofthe counter-balance Weight the movement of the vanes operate in properunison.

By referring` to Fig. 5 of the drawing which is a modified form of avane I show in this instance a spring roller mounted in the framev towhich roller the body portion 22 is fastened and the spring rollers havebearing inthe frame at the points indicated by the numeral 24, and thisstructure is used forl the purposeV that when it is ,desired to preventthe motor from operating these vanes are rolled up on its frame so as toprevent a Wind contact. In this instance I construct the framepreferably out of Wire bending it at the center into an eye 25 throughwhich the bolt 19 is passed for clamping the vane tightly to the block13.

This style ofmotor may be suspended instead of being mounted on thebase, the suspended feature being adaptable for indoors so that theflags Will act as the vanes are placed in movement by the draft. Thedevice is very unique when used as an auto'- mobile ornament and thesame may be planted on lawns for decorative purposes.

The device is simple yet effective and operative in every particular andthe same canY arms axially mounted in said stand, vane supporting blockscarried by said arms, a vane supporting frame sWivelly attached to saidblocks, a bolt supporting the vane frame to said block, a counter'balance Weight attached to the end of said bolts and a body membersupported in the vane frames to act as a sail with which the windcontacts, substantially as specified.

3. A Wind motor comprising a plurality of axially mounted arms, a centersupport for said arms, vane supporting' blocks rigidly attached to saidarms, vane frames swivelly attached to. said blocks, the posi'- tion ofthe vanes on theV blocks being so arranged that when one is vertical theopposite vane is horizontal, counter balance' weights attached to thevane supporting blocks, said vane being adapted to be turned edgeWise tothe Wind for stopping the movement of the motor, substantially asVspecified.

i Invtestimony Whereof,.I have signed my name to this speciiicatiominpresence of two subscribing Witnesses. p 3 Y JAMES G. GRACEY.`

litnesses ALFRED A. EIcKs, B. AUs'rrNE.

